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😉 One-eye signal 😣 Blinking quickly
winking

winking

2 1.5
Closing and opening one eye quickly as a signal or reflex
  • noun
  • /ˈwɪŋkɪŋ/
translation icon : guiño
  • "Fair is fair," he said, his eye winking, his gaze focusing.
  • winking eye

It's how you feel about that wink and how you feel about the person who's winking at you.

Examples

  • At least the winking... the winking has to stop.

    Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)

  • Then, when I saw all that winking and carrying on, I got mad.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The winking and coy smiles are really something to behold.

    Blog text (11)

  • "Come now, Katia," he said, dipping his chin and winking.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • They had similar ways of winking, a quick wink that, if you didn't know them, might have seemed like a twitch.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • During the conversation, he gave her a playful winking gesture to signal his approval.

  • Her sudden and unexpected winking at me made it clear she was in on the joke.

  • The comedian's hilarious routine was punctuated by frequent winking at the audience.

Synonyms

wink
vswinking
46 1.0

A quick closing and opening of one eye to signal or greet someone

is the same meaning but used as a continuous or action form

How Intentional

winking
2 1.5

Surface Forms

winking singular
winkings plural

Morphology

winking = wink (transparent) = wink + ing

The noun 'winking' is clearly derived from the verb 'wink' with the addition of the gerund suffix '-ing'.

Etymology

Winking comes from the old English verb wincian, which meant 'to close the eyes'. So a wink is a quick closing of one eye used as a secret signal or friendly sign.